SQL Database AdministratorGramercyOne

THIS JOB HAS EXPIRED

Here at Booker, we are transforming the way local services are managed by businesses and purchased by consumers. Our goal is to create the best service management tools for our clients. We do this by producing an innovative product using cutting edge technology and investing in our passionate people across sales, engineering, customer experience, and marketing.

Our Sales team is a dynamic group that plays a vital role in educating business owners on our product and bringing them on board to manage and grow their businesses while our Customer Experience team trains our clients and provides continued customized support. Supporting the entire infrastructure of our product is the Technology team responsible for developing and building functionality that keeps us ahead of the tech scene curve.

If you are a passionate, self-starter who can quickly learn our business and will share the urgency and pace in which we thrive?. Please read on!

Primary responsibilities of this role would include owning, tracking and resolving database related incidents and requests, fulfilling requests and resolving incidents within SLAs, reviewing service related reports (e.g: database backups, maintenance, monitoring) on a daily basis to ensure service related issues are identified and resolved within established SLAs, responding to database related alerts and escalations and working with the engineering team to come up with strategic solutions to recurring problems.

This MS SQL Server DBA role requires a service oriented mentality, high sense of ownership of the problems and requests assigned, focus on managing and resolving issues in alignment with the SLAs, establishing and maintaining communication with the affected stakeholders to keep them updated with status of their requests, initiating and performing changes on production systems and proactively escalating any issues that cannot be resolved within the established time frames.

During your interview you will be asked to discuss a project or particular piece of technology that excites you. We will ask you questions on that project or piece of technology in order to get a better understanding of the depth of your knowledge.

What We Really Need You To Have?

Solid knowledge of SQL and Transact SQL with at least 5 years experience with SQL
Experience with Database Administration for MS SQL Server (2008R2)
At least 3 years programming experience in .Net, Java, C# or other ?web? language.
Experience with large environments is helpful (10+ servers, 100+ databases)
Experience with Microsoft Reporting Service required
Ability to perform in pressure and time sensitive situations
Experience in troubleshooting and resolving database problems.
Experience in Performance Tuning and Optimization (PTO), using native monitoring and troubleshooting tools.
Experience with backups, restores and recovery models.
Knowledge of High Availability (HA) and Disaster Recovery (DR) options for MSSQL Server for e.g. SQL Clustering and Database mirroring
Experience in implementing operational automation using scripts.
Knowledge of indexes, index management, and statistics.
Experience working with Windows server, including Active Directory and proper disk configurations.
Good communication and documentation skills.
BS or BA or equivalent work experience
What Would Make Us Overjoyed!!!

Experience with Web development
Some experience with XML
Involvement with the MSSQL Server Community; membership in PASS, active in forums or newsgroups.
Certification is a plus; MCTS, MCITP, MVP
Previous experience in either a teaching or volunteer role.